King Wes
– Common Creed tab

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ##------------------------------------------------------------------------------##From: SChrist@cybergate.com (SChrist)Date: Fri, 14 Jul 1995 20:49:18 -0800***COMMON CREED*** By Wes KingA couple of things before we start here. One, This is not a note for notetranscription of the tune. This is the way I heard it and adapted it. I didnot tab every strum,because most people can get that from the recording.This is my version, but I think it's a good one, and pretty close in someareas. If you play this along with the tape it will sound "right". At timesthe mix was such that I couldn't quite hear the guitar, so necessitydictated that I "fill in the blanks". CAPO AT THE 4TH FRET. Don't try toplay this as written without a capo. :) Enjoy...I also did not try to nameevery last chord, as I am too lazy to, if you really want to know 'em, email me, and I'll write you with them.The 4 is the capo. Have fun.This is the way I figured out the main riff Riff A, at the beginning. Thefirst chord shape is a D, but being as this is capoed, we are now playing aF# major chord. Use your pinky at the hammeron.

--6-h-9--7----4--4-4--h-6-----| Repeat. Listen to the recording to hear--7------7----7--7-7----7-----| how he strums it. This is just the--6------6----6--6-6----6-----| chords he's using as he plays--4------4----4--4-4----4-----|------------------------------|------------------------------|

Optional: The second guitar plays this at the same time at the end of theriff

As he sings "It's a call to love.." I played it like this. The third chordis F#major with an added G# or a F#add2 chord. I don't know if he used thisbut playing with the recording, it worked, and playing it solo worked forme too.

Now I can almost promise you I hear a second guitar low in the mix at thesame time, that or keyboard. Whatever the case, I hear it going from aF#major to F#major7. You can pick and choose what you like best, oralternate 'em, it works regardless. If you can hear what I'm talking abouton the recording, listen for how its played. These are the chords:F#maj F#maj7

Rhy A Verse 1 F#It's a call to love, love and mercy, it's a call to give, and ask for Bmaj7 Riff Anothing in return It's a call to give your love awayRiff A overdubVerse 2It's a call to hope, for the hope of glory, its a call to live, grow ingrace and try and learn....what it means to give your life awayPrechorus:D#m7 C# B C# or C#7A house divided, will never stand, lets join together, we're strongerhand in hand.ChorusC# B C# BCommon struggle, common to the everyday man. Common table, the body and C# B G#m C#the blood. Common Savior, for God so loved the world...What we need, is F#a common creed Riff ABmaj7 is an open Gmajor 7th shape except played with a capo at 4th fret. C#is like a open A shape. B is open G shape. G#m is open Em shape. C#7 isopen A7 shape.D#m7 is played like this:

Verse 3 lyrics.It's a call to arms, it's a fight of faith, sound the alarm, no time tolose no time to wait, in this war for the soul of mansame prechorus as before.chorusBridge: Not positive about these chords, tried to follow melody.feel free to help me correct em if I'm wrong...couldn't hear em in the mix.D#m C# B?? G#m? BI believe in God the Father, Jesus Christ His only Son, I believe C# D#m C#7 there's only one way to the Father by grace thru faith aloneIf anyone is lost here please e mail me and I'll see if I can help you withit. It's different tabbing when a capo is used.Peace,schrist@cybergate.com